Clause 25
Composition of offences
of Pioneer Generation Fund Bill
BillNot in forceProvision 25 of 28
Clause 25
(1)
Any public officer authorised by the Minister may compound any offence under this Act which is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding the lower of the following:
(a)
one half of the amount of the maximum fine that is prescribed for the offence;
(b)
$1,000.
(2)
On payment of such sum of money, no further proceedings are to be taken against that person in respect of the offence.